Trac proudly powers the recruitment for
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
About
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust manages the five adult hospitals and many of the Community Health Services in Sheffield and is one of the UK's busiest NHS Trusts.
We employ around 18,000 staff and provide around one million patient episodes each year, making us the second largest NHS trust in England. As well as providing hospital services for our local population, our hospitals provide a range of vital regional and national specialties. Regionally these include cardiac and orthopaedic surgery, neurology and renal care. National services include pulmonary hypertension treatment, particular ophthalmology, spinal and neurosurgical care, and specialist cancer treatments.
We have been one of the best performing NHS organisations in the country over the last five years including winning the title of 'Hospital Trust of the Year' in the Good Hospital Guide three times. The Trust has strong partnerships with the University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University and other healthcare providers to remain at the forefront of clinical sciences, teaching and research.
The Northern General is the largest of our hospitals located to the north of the city, the hospital is spread out over a large site. Amongst the specialist services located there are orthopaedics, renal, spinal injuries and cardiothoracic (heart and lung) services. Sheffield’s Adult Accident & Emergency department is also based here and is one of three Major Trauma Centres for the Yorkshire & Humber Region.
The Royal Hallamshire is a major acute teaching hospital based around a tower block of 800 beds and a large outpatient department. The hospital is home to a range of expert specialist services which include a dedicated neurosciences department, the Sheffield Vision Centre, specialist Haematology centre and award winning Gastroenterology department. Alongside the Royal Hallamshire is the Jessop Wing, a purpose built building providing round the clock maternity care and specialist neonatal intensive care.
Weston Park is a specialist cancer hospital providing a full range of non-surgical cancer services to the population of South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire and North Derbyshire. It also enjoys national and international recognition for certain specific treatments. It has 140 beds and is home to a specialist cancer research centre and one of the UK’s only teenage cancer units.
The Charles Clifford is a dental teaching hospital linked to The University of Sheffield’s School of Clinical Dentistry. The hospital provides dental outpatient services and emergency dental services for the city.
The Trust also delivers a range of community services to provide care closer to home and prevent hospital admissions wherever possible.
We want to recruit and retain the best staff to organisation to deliver our commitment to high quality patient care.
SYBP Phlebotomist
Accepting applications until: 01-Dec-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 01-Dec-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Royal Hallamshire Hospital
- Address
- Glossop Road
- Town
- Sheffield
- Postcode
- S10 2JF
- Major / Minor Region
- South Yorkshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- x1 Permanent Post, x1 Fixed Term (12 Months) Post
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 3)
Specialty
- Main area
- Phlebotomy
- Interview date
- 12/12/2024
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
Are you looking for an exciting new challenge in a place to take your career to the next level? Would you like to join a friendly, progressive, innovative team and play a part in the transformation of pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw? Do you want to work in a fully UKAS-accredited, modern laboratory environment where you can make a difference?
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Laboratory Medicine – Phlebotomy Outpatients Department at The Royal Hallamshire Hospital, part of the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology (SYBP) Partnership, for two Band 3 SYBP Phlebotomists. We have one permanent full-time position and one 12-months fixed term (maternity cover) position available.
Please note, this role will predominantly involve working 37.5 core hours per week. However, there may be a requirement to spread these hours between 07:30 – 17:30, Monday to Saturday.
Advert
If you would like to join a friendly, progressive, innovative team and play a part in the transformation of pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw we would like to hear from you.
As an integral part of the Phlebotomy team, you will have a key role in supporting the SYB patients by providing a blood sample collection service predominantly based at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. The department provides a walk-in service for patients to have their bloods taken by our highly skilled Phlebotomists via venepuncture and also acts a specimen reception for samples to be transferred to the RHH laboratories. The department also provides an outreach community phlebotomy service to housebound patients and also utilises Point of Care Testing devices where appropriate. It is an exciting time to join the SYBP Phlebotomy team as we equip our teams and provide further training opportunities to gain additional skill sets to enhance and facilitate patient care.
The aim of the SYBP Phlebotomy services is to provide parity of phlebotomy duties and responsibilities on all sites where phlebotomy services are under the remit of the laboratory. As such, all members of Phlebotomy staff will be trained to a standard that grants a ‘training passport’ so that they can be deployed on any SYBP site to perform all duties.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
STH operates with a budget of £1.2bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers five hospital sites, provides care from over forty community settings, and has an excellent reputation for research.
As an organisation we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits; this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology Partnership are invested in training, developing, and supporting staff in all aspects including academic courses from certificates of achievement, registration, specialist and higher specialist IBMS portfolios, apprenticeships and leadership and management qualifications.
We pride ourselves in enabling opportunity across all our sites to develop staff and provide a strong and sustained service for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of a maximum of twelve months due to maternity leave of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and statutory maternity provisions.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Please note this advertisement is for both permanent and fixed term/secondment opportunities.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English at level C/4 or above or some laboratory experience
- Willingness to complete an in-house competency package and additional skills training equivalent to A level/NVQ Level 3 or NVQ level 2 with recognised additional short courses (e.g. Venepuncture training, clinicalskills.net) or extensive experience in Phlebotomy/Venepuncture
- Willingness to undertake training and competency assessment to perform clinical patient observations
Desirable criteria
- Phlebotomy training course/ previous evidence of competence.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to follow and work to Standard Operating Procedures and Policy
- Understanding of job content
- Ability to work with other colleagues to improve and develop working practices
- Experience with a range of laboratory techniques/working with variety of venepuncture equipment or relevant transferrable experience in a clinical environment
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience within the NHS.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Keyboard and basic IT skills
- Have an awareness of Health & Safety issues
- Effective Communication skills, written and oral
- Evidence of effective time management skills and with a methodical approach
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Commitment to complete and maintain Mandatory training and required laboratory competences
- Ability to plan and prioritise allocated work
- Commitment to departmental shift patterns (including weekends bank holidays and out of hours) to enable effective service delivery.
- Ability to travel across the SYB region to work at other sites and/or perform patient domiciliary visits
Documents
- SYBP Phlebotomist JD (PDF, 244.0KB)
- SYBP Phlebotomist PS (PDF, 207.2KB)
- Candidate Application Best Practice Guide - please read before completing your application (PDF, 236.3KB)
- Information for Applicants on the Trust & Selection Process (PDF, 763.8KB)
- Getting to Work at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (PDF, 501.0KB)
- Candidates with Disabilities Useful Contacts (PDF, 113.1KB)
- Applicants - How We Use Your Information (PDF, 87.4KB)
- Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 124.0KB)
- EUSS Introduction to EUSS Factsheet (PDF, 279.6KB)
- Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.7MB)
- A Guide to Using Artificial Intelligence and With Your Personal Statement (PDF, 163.6KB)
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ryan Colwell
- Job title
- Blood Sciences Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07776550767
- Additional information
Start your application
You must sign in to a Trac account before you can apply for this job.
Sign in
Create an account
Create your account and apply for your new job!